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The wealthiest 10% are responsible for 1/2 of global CO2 emissions. independent.co.uk/climate-chan… #climatechange
Oxfam graphic showing the poorest 50% is responsible for ~10% of total lifestyle consumption emissions.

COP21: Richest 10 per cent ‘produce half the world’s CO2 emissions’

Oxfam report comes as 150 world leaders descend on Paris for the first day of a two-week UN climate change summit
Tom Bawden (The Independent)
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Why Not Zoidberg? 🦑
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Why Not Zoidberg? 🦑
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Also known as the "Duh" principle.

That's why they want us to think of literally anything else than climate.

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Voron
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Voron
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This ☝️ right here is why everyone should refocus their energy from scolding each other over recycling, driving EVs, or biking, etc which just causes division and instead work together to elected people who will tax the hell out of rich people so we can use that money to fix the damn problems THEY caused
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Mike Coote
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Mike Coote
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Despite some pretty good efforts: ASHP /low use old hybrid car / no fly / vegan diet / I fear that will still be me in the top brackets.
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Ryan Schultz
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Ryan Schultz
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See also this recent post: mastodon.ar.al/@aral/110548569…

Aral Balkan

2023-06-15 13:55:08

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Whenever someone tells you that the climate crisis is a personal responsibility issue, show them this:

theguardian.com/sustainable-bu…

The climate crisis is a billionaires crisis, a trillion-dollar corporations crisis, a capitalism crisis, a systemic inequality crisis.

#climateChange #climateCrisis #climateCatastrophe #climate #corporatocracy #capitalism



Just 100 companies responsible for 71% of global emissions, study says

A relatively small number of fossil fuel producers and their investors could hold the key to tackling climate change
Tess Riley (The Guardian)

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Diesel Dawg
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Diesel Dawg
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The number of people who don't understand they're in that 10% is hilarious.

This is GLOBALLY, folks. If you're in the US and you make $50k annually, THIS IS YOU. You're in the top 2% globally.

It's a statement on the unfathomably wide gap between developed and developing countries.

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Paul
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Paul
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Hi Sheril,

I believe you/others might be interested in a petition for radical reform of the UN 🇺🇳, which has been vocal, but sadly largely ineffective, when faced with 21st century challenges such as #ClimateChange.

If indeed you are interested, the petition is accessible via toot:

toot.community/@Paullima/10940…

#climatechange
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LeonDx
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LeonDx
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that’s why when I hear CEOs saying we need to pollute less I reply with a giant FUCK YOU, I don’t even drive a car but even if I did it would touch a fraction of the emissions that a company the size of Amazon and target put out, if we wanna fix pollution we have to knee cap the corporations.
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YOGA~ZEN 🙏
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YOGA~ZEN 🙏
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Although I am not "rich", it is not serious to pose the problem in this way, besides, what are they going to do when the fossil fuels run out, then more than sure the rich will continue to be responsible...?!

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